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La Mesa, California, USA (February 16, 1955 – present)

Steve Roach (born February 16, 1955, in La Mesa, California, USA) is an American ambient musician and composer. As a pioneering cornerstone of ambient-atmospheric-electronic music, internationally-renowned artist Steve Roach has dedicated nearly three decades to exploring myriad soundworlds that connect with a timeless source of inspiration. From the expansive, time-suspending spaces reflecting his spiritual home in Arizona to the fire breathing… , rhythmic-shamanic expressions woven from all things electric and organic, Roach has earned his position in the global pantheon of major new music artists through a long list of groundbreaking recordings fueled by his prolific nature and uncompromising approach.

Roach stands on his own unique ground and brings into form a kind of recognition through sound that speaks of the ages in a language understood by people across many cultures and continents. It’s this primordial recognition in the sound that creates a bridge out of everyday reality and returns to a larger scope of the wonder and awe of life’s ebb and flow. The core of this innovative world of sound has been nourished by years of intense live concerts in many extraordinary settings worldwide, directly enhancing the emotive, cinematic, soul-stirring depth of his music.

Inspired early on by regular soul-searching trips to the Southern California deserts and mountains, along with the discovery of German synth icons Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream and the European electronic music of the 70’s, Steve started his musical explorations directly on synthesizers in 1978.

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Top Tracks

1	Structures from Silence full track	154
2	Quiet Friend full track	146
3	Reflections In Suspension full track	121
4	The Continent full track	105
5	Magnificent Gallery full track	104
6	Towards The Dream full track	100
7	Songline full track	91
8	A Circular Ceremony full track	88
9	Infinite Shore	84
10	Truth in Passing full track	82
11	The Other Side full track	67
12	Airtribe Meets the Dream Ghost full track	64
13	The Return full track	62
13	Arrival full track	62
15	Through a Strong Eye full track	60

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deviantpsyche wrote:
Friday morning

just got this Artist's ringtones at www.itsflycell.com. Structures from Silence is my favorite! love it.

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inhaledzyklon wrote:
17 days ago

This man never ceases to amaze me. Being the age he is and the releases he has put out, he is always inspired and creates.

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postdawn wrote:
21 days ago

Oh, to discover this for the first time, again. The best parts of Music From the Hearts of Space always had Roach on the playlist. :) Don't miss Steve Roach & Jorge Reyes either.

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Septisemesis wrote:
24 days ago

Immersion: Four is amazing. I hope the Immersion series will continue for a while.

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pipo4321 wrote:
last month

Two more favorite pieces (among others): 'Sense' from Blood Machine and 'Fires Burning' from Fever Dreams 2. Very imaginative pieces and so 'out there'. Beautiful, transporting, fascinating and addictive.

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Mr_Jump3r wrote:
last month

I discovered his music a few days ago... beautiful.

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lyallbay wrote:
last month

The Lost Pieces is incredible, and to think it's just a collection of old unreleased tunes in storage. Mindblowing. Closer is one of the best things he's done.

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pipo4321 wrote:
last month

'The Spiral of Time's Fire Burns On.' Another incredible piece. If I'd be asked to make a short list of things that make my life worth living, Steve Roach' music would be on that list.

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thaumo wrote:
last month

Fag, you.

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calsimon wrote:
October 2009

zzzzzzz

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Chronophasia wrote:
October 2009

Red Twilight With the Old Ones is soooo powerful

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Omega_Switch22B wrote:
October 2009

Dreamtime Return is an absolute must, it's definitely one of his best releases. I also highly recommend Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces. Structures is my personal favorite album from him, but MC & SS comes off to me as quite possibly the perfect ambient album ever produced. Some of the purest, deepest, and most blissful (I refer to "Dream Body" with that last adjective) ambient soundscapes I've ever heard. New Life Dreaming is also an incredible release.

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GilmoursAngst wrote:
October 2009

Ok, sadly the only Roach album I have is Structures from Silence and I've had it for a while, but I have Dreamtime Return on my wishlist, but I want some tracks similar to SfS. Drifting pieces...

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Omega_Switch22B wrote:
October 2009

Immersion: Four is probably my favorite installment of the series yet, and Afterlight is just as brilliant. Destination Beyond didn't quite fair as well with me as the two others did, but overall this has been a great year for Roach's music!

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MinduLT wrote:
September 2009

http://www.immersionfestival.com/

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TheShadowstorm wrote:
September 2009

IMMERSION FOUR! Quite brilliant stuff really.

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Master_ov_Khaos wrote:
September 2009

Can't believe I never really gave him a listen until yesterday.

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Evanfm wrote:
September 2009

Thanks :)

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p76j108 wrote:
September 2009

Trance spirits, Light Fantastic, Body Electric, Nada Terma, Arc Of Passion, Proof Positive, Fever Dreams 2, Core, Life Sequence, Destination Beyond, Empetus are rhythmic and more uptempo than his pure ambient stuff. Light Fantastic is very good album to start with in my opinion.

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Evanfm wrote:
September 2009

Which album would be a good starting spot if I want to listen to something with rhythm and a faster pace?

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